Georges St-Pierre teases a comeback — this and much more on Tuesday's social media roundup.
Georges St-Pierre teases big announcement
Former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre has teased a big announcement on his social media.
New year, new team, announcement tomorrow. #zeroregrets pic.twitter.com/gwHYOQoh7F
— Georges St-Pierre (@GeorgesStPierre) December 29, 2020
Fight highlights you may have missed
Here are some clips of some fights and finishes which you may have previously missed.
Folks, ----------! Banana Split spotted at #CFFC91! pic.twitter.com/hi3D0b6pmZ
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) December 19, 2020
WOW. Beautiful vertical flying knee by Sumeet Khade #MFN5Dubai pic.twitter.com/Pw576b9OD7
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) December 15, 2020
This looked like it sucked.
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) December 23, 2020
Magomed-Salahh Ilyasov def. Anton Rachkov via spinning backfist to the throat. Seemed like he was having trouble breathing. #BFC65 pic.twitter.com/tpojCEOU8h
Mean body work and a vicious knee by Vagab Vagabov. And a merciful, correct stoppage by the referee. Vagobov is now 27-1-1. #AMCFightNights pic.twitter.com/fIO6D2Q0qr
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) December 24, 2020
Darrell Horcher! What a story! #CFFC91 pic.twitter.com/cacoLyAjJz
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) December 19, 2020
Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Weili Zhang react to being awarded the 2020 Fight of the Year
Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Weili Zhang were involved in an unbelievable war at UFC 248. The fight was by far the best women's MMA fight of all time and it has also been awarded the 2020 fight of the year honor. Both Zhang and Jedrzejczyk have reacted to this on social media.
Valerie Loureda celebrates Twitter landmark
Bellator women's MMA star Valerie Loureda has reached 100 thousand followers on Twitter.
100k --
— Valerie Loureda (@valerielouredaa) December 29, 2020
Amanda Nunes reacts after being named Female Fighter of the Year
UFC women's bantamweight and featherweight champion Amanda Nunes has reacted to being named Female Fighter of the Year.
Ali Abdelaziz lashes out at John Kavanagh over Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier II
Khabib Nurmagomedov's manager Ali Abdelaziz has lashed out at Conor McGregor's head coach John Kavanagh for suggesting that McGregor's upcoming fight against Dustin Poirier should be for the undisputed UFC lightweight title.
BecUse Khabib choke your guy like a chicken and the whole team got beat up after the fight https://t.co/EonxfqsXtz
— Ali Abdelaziz (@AliAbdelaziz00) December 28, 2020
2021 isn't looking promising in the UFC
Earlier this morning it was announced that the bout between Leon Edwards and Khamzat Chimaev has been canceled for a second time. It is reported that this time it was Chimaev who has been forced to pull out of the fight. UFC middleweight Eryk Anders has reacted to the news.
Looks like 2020 gonna try and run it back in 21 https://t.co/ChrpjKBVtr
— Eryk Anders (@erykanders) December 29, 2020
The Ultimate Fighter: Through the Years
Check out this awesome video from the UFC's YouTube channel which goes through the history of The Ultimate Fighter.
“The Ultimate Fighter 29” is set to air on ESPN+ in March 2021, though an exact debut date has yet to be announced. The promotion also has yet to reveal the coaches for the relaunch of the series, though UFC president Dana White previously revealed the promotion was casting for both middleweight and bantamweight prospects.
Charles Oliveira's first amateur fight
Nov. 2007 --
— Charles Oliveira (@CharlesDoBronxs) December 29, 2020
My first [amateur] MMA competition.
Minha primeira luta [amadora] de MMA#MMA #ufcnocombate #espnplus @ufc @UFCBrasil @raphamarinho @BigMarcel24 @Grabaka_Hitman @alonsopvt @guicruzzz @arielhelwani @AgFight @mma_kings @TATAMEMAGAZINE @graciemag_br @OlivarLeite1 pic.twitter.com/xt0vRYsUR4
Kevin Holland puts his name forward to fight Leon Edwards
Hold up, so am I hearing the #ufcFightIsland hotel has a vacancy and needs a real man to come and do work January 20th? #callbigmouth pic.twitter.com/0zX4cPZMvo
— Kevin Holland (@Trailblaze2top) December 29, 2020
Ben Askren calls out Jake Paul for going quiet ahead of a potential boxing match
To round off Tuesday's social media roundup, Ben Askren has once again called out Jake Paul. This time, Askren is calling for Jake Paul to man up and stop being quiet about their potential future boxing match.
Hopefully Santa brings @jakepaul some courage for Christmas next year. pic.twitter.com/G7z7UTsfBd
— Funky (@Benaskren) December 27, 2020
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